Zhu Chengzhu
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| Born | 15 January 1997 Houyangzhu, Tiantai County, Zhejiang, China[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 44 (7 May 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 71 (15 July 2025)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zhu Chengzhu (Chinese: 朱成竹; born 15 January 1997), also known as Zenobia Zhu,[4] is a Hong Kong table tennis player.[5]
Biography
Zhu was born in Houyangzhu, Tiantai County, Zhejiang.[1][2] Her father Zhu Shike is a retired member of the Tiantai County table tennis team.[1][2] Her father sent her to table tennis classes when she 7 or 8 years old. Under her teacher Chu Jianwei. She moved to Hong Kong in 2015 and later joined the Hong Kong table tennis team.[6]
In May 2021, the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association announced the Hong Kong team's roster for the Tokyo Olympics. Zhu Chengzhu became a backup player and went to Tokyo with the team.[7]
She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Championships in women's team event.[8][9] In 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships she got a bronze medal after losing to Japan 3–0.[10]
She also represented Hong Kong in the 2024 Paris Olympics, competing in the singles and team events.
References
- ^ a b c 沈梦雪 (2016-03-30). "18岁浙江小将扬名香港乒坛". 浙江体坛报.
- ^ a b c "天台港胞朱成竹入选中国香港乒乓球队，参加东京奥运会". 浙江省归国华侨联合会. 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Women's singles rankings Week #29 - July 15th". ittf.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Zhu Chengzhu's Instagram page". Instagram. Retrieved 21 Aug 2024.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (2018-03-28). "Proud tradition, future for Hong Kong most promising". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ 體路 (2021-06-02). "【東京奧運代表介紹．乒乓球】朱成竹". 體路 Sportsroad (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "【東京奧運】香港乒乓球隊公布名單 黃鎮廷杜凱琹領軍戰奧運". 星島頭條 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Zhu targets spot on Olympics team after starring role at World Championships". South China Morning Post. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Japan win women's team event at Asian Table Tennis Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Hong Kong beat Taiwanese to reach semi-finals at team table tennis worlds". South China Morning Post. 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
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